A visit to the Thurmond Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Thurmond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thurmond Cemetery:
38.1114, -88.8212
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thurmond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the southwest of the Thurmond Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thurmond Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Thurmond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thurmond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Liberty - Ridlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winemiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Winemiller Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winemiller Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Overturf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Overturf Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overturf Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilbanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbanks Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Cypher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cypher Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Sugar Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grothoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thurmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thurmond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taylor Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Hill is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frisco is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Whittington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steel City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Lovilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Akin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dahlgren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belle Rive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rend City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rend City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- West City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Smothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hanaford is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Opdyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dareville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerrell was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Parrish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parrish is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Emerson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Sesser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Thurmond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thurmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Thurmond Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Sesser
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Thurmond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Thurmond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419709 (Thurmond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419709 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ewing
- Location given for Thurmond Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.111438 Lon: -88.8211744
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thurmond Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |